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China Might Have Moved Too Fast on Lithium Production

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A recent study in China shows that pregnant women in Beijing have a LOT more lithium in their systems than women in other Chinese cities. continued] The post China Might Have Moved Too Fast on Lithium Production appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target

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On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric.

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Nissan to Get 100 GWh of US-Made Batteries from SK On

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That just makes more sense in the long term anyway, but given the fact that China moved much faster in this arena. The electric vehicle market is growing everywhere, even in the USA, and various dynamics are encouraging automakers to get their batteries locally in each market more and more.

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From Austria to California: Why Hydrogen Fuel Stations Aren’t Breaking Even

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Austrias recent announcement that it would shutter its entire network of hydrogen fueling stations caught many industry observers off guard. But for those closely tracking the economics, Austrias exit wasnt surprising at all. The stations faced persistently low vehicle numbers, low throughput, and mounting operating losses.

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Toyota’s Late Shift to BEVs Evident in Latest Financials Report

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Toyota has gone through dozens of pairs of shoes dragging its feet on battery-electric vehicles. There may be no more notable laggard on electric vehicles (though, neighboring Honda gives it a run for its money). I pointed out yesterday that despite all of its hype for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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What Did Elon Musk Know About EV Battery Swapping And When Did He Know It?

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The US startup Ample is among the EV battery swapping firms poised for growth as the swapping movement continues to gather steam. The post What Did Elon Musk Know About EV Battery Swapping And When Did He Know It? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

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GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy. The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trumps tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5